Category Archives: Hindu Gods

INTRODUCTION Selliamman also called as chelliamman is a famous goddess worshipped mainly by the south Indians, and is considered as an aspect of Mata Chamundi. Selliamman temples are situated throughout Tamilnadu.  Among her several temples, Temple at Vellore is a famous temple, which is worshipped by thousands of devotees on a daily basis. This temple […]

INTRODUCTION Ahobilam is a holy site and is located in the Nallamala forests of Kurnool district  in Andhra Pradesh. It is surrounded by several mountain hills and the place looks very attractive. The temple consists of nine shrines of Lord Narasimha. There is also a famous Prahalada Varadhan temple in the bottom of the mountain. Lot of devotees from […]

INTRODUCTION Vidura is one of the main characters in Mahabharata. He is the prime minister of the Hastinapura Kingdom and the brother of the blind King Dhritarashtra. He is considered to an incarnation of Lord Yama Bhagavan, the death god, and lived his life in a righteousness manner. Vidura was the son of Sage Vyasa and Parishrami, a pious maid. He was highly respected […]

INTRODUCTION The Holy Sainath temple is situated at Mylapore, Chennai.  This temple was fully constructed during the year 1952 with the great efforts of Sri Narasimha Swamiji, who was an ardent devotee of Sai Baba. He lived a simple and a saintly life and dedicated his entire life towards doing service to Sri Shirdi Baba. […]

INTRODUCTION Devadasis are the great dance performers who used to live in the temples, by following lifelong celibacy, with dedication and devotion on the almighty. They are considered as the divine mothers, who used to sincerely worship the deities, and would pray for the wellness of the people. They are selfless women, who are considered as […]

INTRODUCTION Sharabha also called as Sarabeswarar is a form of Lord Shiva, who took the avatar of Sharabha in order to pacify Lord Narasimha, a Vishnu avatar. This happened in the first Satya Yuga also called as Krita Yuga. During the first Satya Yuga, the powerful demon Hiranyakashipu was killed by Lord Narasimha. Even after killing […]

INTRODUCTION Manchalamma Temple is located close to the Raghavendra Swamy Mutt at Mantralayam. Ma Manchalamma is another form of Ma Shakti Devi. It is a common practice, that before worshipping our holy Guru Sri Raghavendra Swamigal at his Samadhi shrine, we must have to first worship Ma Manchalamma, in order to seek her blessings. She […]

INTRODUCTION Shri Krishna SaraswatiSwamigal (1836-1900 AD)was lived in Kolhapur, Maharashtra. Swami was also called as Dattaswami.He is considered as an avatar of Lord Dattatreya. He was a spiritual saint and born in this earth to propagate the teachings and importance of Lord Dattatreya among the people. He will used to visit the famous temple of Mata Mahalakshmi […]